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Jayalalithaa to be laid to rest

Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's funeral procession is underway; she has been laid to rest in a sandalwood casket and will be buried at Marina beach next to the memorial for MG Ramachandran.

Her body will be taken in a 3-km procession from Rajaji Hall to Marina beach.

Jayalalithaa acted in a Kannada film Sri Shaila Mahathme (1961) and Hindi film Manmauji (1962); she braved through a tough childhood.

She passed matriculation in 1964 and was presented with 'Gold State Award' for coming first in Tamil Nadu.

She wanted to pursue higher education, but financial conditions forced her to work.

Her first film in the lead was Chinnada Gombe (1964) in Kannada.

Trained in classical music and dance

Jayalalithaa was trained in classical music and dance and was fluent in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam, and English, which helped her work in different Southern Cinema industries. She shot to fame with Telugu film Manushulu Mamathalu. She gave over 15 successful films by 1970.

Amma's second term as the TN CM

Jayalalithaa was barred from participating in the 2001 state elections as she had been found guilty of criminal offences.

The AIADMK won the elections, and she was installed as CM in May 2001.

Her appointment was legally voided in September 2001 following which Panneerselvam was installed as ] CM.

However, in 2003, she assumed office once again as Madras HC acquitted some of the charges.

2010-14

Convicted in a disappropriate assets case

In Apr'11, AIADMK was a part of the 13-party alliance that won the 14th TN assembly elections.

Jayalalithaa was sworn in as the chief minister for the third time on 16 May 2011.

In Sep'14, she was sentenced to four years in prison and fined Rs.100cr by the Bangalore Special Court; she was convicted in an 18-year-old disappropriate assets case launched by Subramanian Swamy.

2015-16

Jayalalithaa elected as Chief Minister in 2016

After being disqualified as CM due to criminal charges, Jayalalithaa returned as the CM in 2015 following the acquittal of charges.

She was again elected as CM in the May'16 elections.

In Sep'16, she was admitted to Chennai's Apollo Hospitals; she was hospitalized for over 70 days.

On 4 Dec'16, she suffered a massive cardiac arrest; the doctors declared her dead on 5 Dec'16.

06 Dec 2016

Jayalalithaa to be laid to rest

Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's funeral procession is underway; she has been laid to rest in a sandalwood casket and will be buried at Marina beach next to the memorial for MG Ramachandran.

Her body will be taken in a 3-km procession from Rajaji Hall to Marina beach.